Heston Russell: ABC accused of ‘reckless reporting’ as former commando’s defamation trial begins
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6DBHA)
National broadcaster published allegations about the execution of an Afghan prisoner knowing the claims were false, court told
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The ABC has been accused of publishing serious allegations that a platoon of Australian commandos executed a hogtied Afghan prisoner knowing the claims were false.
The national broadcaster put out two articles in October 2020 and November 2021 claiming the November Platoon had shot and killed an unarmed prisoner during a drug raid in Afghanistan in mid-2012 because there was no room for them on a helicopter.
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